8.3 (d) Show that (0, 1) and (0, ∞) are equinumerous.

We need to find a function f : (0, 1) → (0, ∞) which is bijective.

We will try
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f (x) = − 1.
x
Need to check that this is a surjective 1-1 map from (0, 1) to
(0, ∞).

8.3 (e) Show that (0, 1) and R are equinumerous. Try

f (x) = tan(πx − π/2)

An algebraic example would be a good idea, because then we
wouldn’t have to prove properties of the tangent function.
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8.3(b) Show that [0, 1] and [0, 1) are equinumerous

Define f : [0, 1] → [0, 1) by


x if 0 ≤ x < 1, and x 6= 1/2n, n ∈ N
f (x) =
1/2n+1 if x = 1/2n, n ∈ N

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8.4 Show that (0, 1) and (m, n) are equinumerous

We have to find a function f : (0, 1) → (m, n).

f (x) = (n − m)x + m

Suppose we have two intervals (m, n) and (m0, n0) and each is
eqninumerous with (0, 1) then each is equinumerous with the
other because equinumerositudinousness is an equivalence rela-
tion.

Very cool fact. Last time we saw that (0, 1) has uncountable
many real numbers. Now we know that every interval, no matter
how small, has uncountably many numbers in it.
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We are given f : S \ T → T \ S which is 1-1 and onto. Want to
define g : S → T

f (s) if s ∈ S \ T
g(s) =
s if s ∈ S ∩ T